Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-20
SHERiRFS PROCLAMATION.

For a special election in Barber county. Kan
sas, In the matter of the Chicago, Kansas &
Texas Railroad Company.
10 the Qualified Voters of Barber Countu
| WHEREAS, on the Goth day of June. A. d.
" 1851, there was duly presented to the
board OF County Commissioned of Barber
county, Kansas, said board being duly conyen.
ed IN special session, regularly called, a reti.
ton duly signed by two-fifths of the resident
taxpayers or Barber county, praying said
board OF commissioners to submit to the ouni
ned voters of said county a proposition to sub
scribe One Hundred Thousand Dollars to the
caPital STOCK or the Chicago, Kansas s. Texas
hallroad Company, all ON conditions as sci
forth in said petition, which petition sigma.
lures lures being omitted, is i'll words and figures the
| CHICAGO, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILROAD
COMPANY PETITION:
TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS
we the Undersigned being more than two
ntths (2-5l OF the resident taxpayers of the
county OF Barber, and state of Kansas petj-
ton the Board of County Commissioners of
said county, to submit at q special election. to
the quallhed voters of said County of Barber.
proposition to subscribe to the capital stock
OF the Chicago, Kansas & Texas Railroad Com
pany, railroad company duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Kansas.
which proposes to construct a railroad through
and into said county, said subscription TO Ge
for the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
Ano IN payment for said subscription to said
capital stock OF said company, bonds of said
county with coupons attached, to the amount
OF said subscription as above set forth shall ho
duiy issued and delivered, in sums of Five
hundred Dollars $500 each, payable in thirty
GOO years from date of issue, each bearing six
per cent: interest payable semi-annualIy both
principal and interest payable at the Fiscal
Agency of the State of Kansas, in the CITY of
New York such bonds to be duly issued and
delivered upon compliance with conditions
herc1nafter set forth and delivery Of stock in
sald ro'td us by law pa divided. The conditions
upon which said subscription to the capital
stock of said company Is made, are
That said Chicago, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Company shall construct railroad, Of standard
gauge, uncludlng all necessary side tricks and
swltches), into said county, and have cars run
ming thereon. from some point on the north
line of said county, to some point in the CITY Of
New klowa, in said county, on or before Au-
gust 3lst, 1888, delays by act of God and orders
pot and side tracks at Elm Mills, in Elm Mills
township; ut Medicine Lodge, in Medicine
Lodge township; at Barber, in Nippewalla
township; at New Kiowa, in Kiowa township;
the right of way through the city of Medicine
Lodge and the city of New Kiowa to be fur.
nished said Railroad Company, including all
necessary right OF way for tracks, side tracks
switches, depot grounds and stock yards
sad bonds to be issued when road is con-
structed and In operation through said town
And we pray that said Board of County Com
mlSsloner5, upon presentation of this petition
duly convene and make an order. which order
shall embrace the terms and conditions of this
petition, and such other conditions as said
board may deem advisable; and also fixing the
IiniO a special GlccIlOQ, which we
pray may be held, as by law provided. under
Chapter 1o7, Laws of Kansas, 1876 and amend
ments thereto, to determine whether such SUBJ
5criptiOn shall be made.
And the form of the ballot to be used at such
special election for and against said PROPOSE
u0n 50 submitted shall be as follows:
Each qualified voter voting for said propo-
ballot: OA MS
"For subscription to the capital stock of the
Chicago, Kansas Texas Railroad Company"
Each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall have printed or written on
against subscription to the capital stock of
the Chicago, Kansas Texas Railroad Com
pany."
And, whereas, said board of county COM
missiOners. in pursuance to said petition be-
ing duly convened as by law provided and
after having examined said petition, found
signed by more than two-ffths of the resident
taxpayers OF said county, and duly made an
order granting the prayer OF said petition and
in said county. on Wednesday, the 10th day of
August, A. ID. 1887 to determine whether said
county shall subscribe one hundred thousand
dollars TO the capital stock of said company,
and issue bonds TO said company in payment
therefor. on the terms and conditions all as
set out In said petition, and further ordering
that In the event that majority of the voters
voting at said election cast their ballots in ia.
vor of said proposition and vote to issue
Clerk of raid county shall forthwith, for and
on behalf, and In the name OF said county,
subscribe one hundred thousand dollars to the
ordered that IL said railroad company fully
comply with the conditions of said subscrip-
ton, then the Chairman of the board Of
OF said county shall duly issue bonds of said
county, in said sum, said bonds to bear six 90
per cent. interest, principal and interest to be
Audit was further ordered that the ballot
used at said election shall be follows to wit:
Each qualified voter voting for said propo-
sl non shall have printed or written on his
"For subscription to the capital stock of
the Chicago, Aansss & Texas Railroad Compa-
Each qualified voter voting against said
proposition shall haye printed or written on
his ballot:
against subscription to the capital stock |
OF the Chicago Kansas Il Texas Railroad
And it was further ordered that said cleo
ton be held on Wednesday, the 10th day |
OF August, a. D. 1887, 1T the usual voting |
places in said county.
And IL Is further ordered that the Sheriff Of |
Barber county, Kansas, duly make and issue |
this proclamation for the date and &C the |
place designated. and that he gives thirty |
days notice in the Medicine Lodge CREssET, |
q weekly newspaper printed and published |
In said county, and in general circulation in |
said county and said Sheriff post notices as |
Therefore. 1, Charles ID. Nelson, sheriff of |
Barber county. Kansas. by virtue of authori |
the above order of said board do hereby give |
public proclamation and due notice that q |
special election shall be held In said county |
az the places above design ated, on Wednes-
day, the 10th day OF August, A. d. 1887, to de- |
termine whether said county shall have such |
subscription and issue said bonds en- the con- |
dittone set out In said petition Such cleo /
ton shall In all respects be conducted. the re- |
turns made, result aseertained and declared, |
al as provided By law for general elections.
In witness whereof, i, Charles D. Nelson, |
sheriff OF Barber county, Kansas, haye here
unto set my hand at the city Of Medicine 4
Lodge, Kansas, this 18th day Of June, A. ID.
6e7, CHARLES d. NELSON.